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'''[[Manheim, Ralph F. (32977412)|Ralph Frederick Manheim]]''' (4 April 1907 – 26 September 1992) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 23.

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== Biography ==

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Ralph Frederick Manheim was born on 4 April 1907 in New York City, New York to American parents of Lithuanian and German descent. He graduated from Harvard in 1926, studied further at Yale and Columbia, and spent time in Vienna and Munich. He taught school in Connecticut and wrote under the WPA Federal Writers’ Project before turning to literary translation; his early wartime bibliography included an English ''Mein Kampf'' (1943) and Konrad Heiden’s Hitler biography.

Drafted into the Army, Manheim trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 23) for prisoner-of-war interrogation but, by his own later account, was assigned instead to translating German documents—work that sharpened the military vocabulary he used after 1945.

After the war Manheim became one of the leading translators from German (and French) into English, rendering Günter Grass, Brecht, Handke, Cassirer, and many others. He settled in Paris in 1951 and later in Cambridge, England, receiving a MacArthur Fellowship and the PEN translation medal. He died of cancer on 26 September 1992.

== Research notes ==

* 5th Army ?

* ~~Civil Life~~

* Normalized birth_place from “New York” to New York City. No military decoration is asserted.

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Manheim_Ralph_F_32977412_portrait.png|Ralph F. Manheim portrait (RB Archive)

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== Timeline ==

* 4 April 1907 — Born in New York City, New York.

* 1926 — Graduated from Harvard.

* 1943 — Published English translation of ''Mein Kampf''; drafted and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 23).

* World War II — Assigned to German document translation rather than front-line interrogation.

* 1951 — Settled in Paris to translate full time.

* 1985 — After his third wife’s death, later settled in Cambridge, England.

* 26 September 1992 — Died in Cambridge, England.

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== Sources ==

* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~

* [[:File:Manheim_Ralph_F_32977412_portrait.png|Ralph F. Manheim portrait (RB Archive)]]

* ''The Guardian'', 29 September 1992 — John Willett, “Englishing the Germans from Hitler to Grass” (RB Archive ProQuest copy)

* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data

* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records

* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)

* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-11-28 (1 post)

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Manheim Wikipedia]

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+|middle=Frederick
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+|nativity=United States
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+|birth_date=4 April 1907
+|death_date=26 September 1992
+|birth_place=New York City, New York
+|death_place=Cambridge, England
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+<div class="soldier-lead">
+'''[[Manheim, Ralph F. (32977412)|Ralph Frederick Manheim]]''' (4 April 1907 – 26 September 1992) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 23.
+</div>
 == Biography ==
-''Add a biography, family details, and sources. Click Edit to change this page; no account is required.''
+Ralph Frederick Manheim was born on 4 April 1907 in New York City, New York to American parents of Lithuanian and German descent. He graduated from Harvard in 1926, studied further at Yale and Columbia, and spent time in Vienna and Munich. He taught school in Connecticut and wrote under the WPA Federal Writers’ Project before turning to literary translation; his early wartime bibliography included an English ''Mein Kampf'' (1943) and Konrad Heiden’s Hitler biography.
+Drafted into the Army, Manheim trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 23) for prisoner-of-war interrogation but, by his own later account, was assigned instead to translating German documents—work that sharpened the military vocabulary he used after 1945.
+After the war Manheim became one of the leading translators from German (and French) into English, rendering Günter Grass, Brecht, Handke, Cassirer, and many others. He settled in Paris in 1951 and later in Cambridge, England, receiving a MacArthur Fellowship and the PEN translation medal. He died of cancer on 26 September 1992.
 == Research notes ==
 * 5th Army ?
-* Civil Life
+* Normalized birth_place from “New York” to New York City. No military decoration is asserted.
 == Gallery ==
-''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''
+<div class="soldier-gallery">
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="140px">
+Manheim_Ralph_F_32977412_portrait.png|Ralph F. Manheim portrait (RB Archive)
+</gallery>
+</div>
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+== Timeline ==
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline">
+<div class="soldier-timeline-body">
+* 4 April 1907 — Born in New York City, New York.
+* 1926 — Graduated from Harvard.
+* 1943 — Published English translation of ''Mein Kampf''; drafted and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 23).
+* World War II — Assigned to German document translation rather than front-line interrogation.
+* 1951 — Settled in Paris to translate full time.
+* 1985 — After his third wife’s death, later settled in Cambridge, England.
+* 26 September 1992 — Died in Cambridge, England.
+</div>
+</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
 == Sources ==
-* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
+* [[:File:Manheim_Ralph_F_32977412_portrait.png|Ralph F. Manheim portrait (RB Archive)]]
+* ''The Guardian'', 29 September 1992 — John Willett, “Englishing the Germans from Hitler to Grass” (RB Archive ProQuest copy)
+* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
+* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
 * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
 * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
+* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-11-28 (1 post)
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Manheim Wikipedia]